Our next webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 24th at 1:30 pm EST. “The Founding Four & 20 Years of USCBS” will look back on two decades of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield and highlight the work of the “Founding Four” organizations that were key to its creation and mission: the International Council on Archives (ICA), the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
This webinar is free and open to the public but registration is required. Please register here and email hq@uscbs.org with any additional questions.
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